This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EUC.2ACI/3198.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Anne, I have found some more baptisms for parents Levi and Joanna. Broad Hinton, Wiltshire. 15 March 1812, Meshach Reeves, son of Levi and Johannas. 10 July 1814, John Reeves, son of Levi, occupation, Labourer, and Joanna. 21 Sept. 1817, Abednego Reeves, son of Levi occ. Lab. and Joanna. 1 April 1821, Elizabeth Reeves, dau. of Levi occ. Lab. and Joanna. 21 Dec 1823, Ann Reeves, dau. of Levi occ. Lab. and Joanna Manor Boy, appears on Amram, Edwin, Phineas, Shadrack, all Reeve, and Havilah Reeves, their baptisms at Clyffe Pypard. Also for other Reeve baptisms there. The info comes from a cd of Wiltshire Baptisms, 16 parishes south of Swindon, done by the Wiltshire Family History Society. Joanna Reeves, 71, Widow, Independent, is living at Broad Town in 1851.She was born Clyffe Pypard. I think that Manor Boy was in the parish of Broad Town, and was part of their address. There a lot of Reeve, Reeves, baptisms at Clyffe Pypard, including a Levi. Was Margaret Reeves, married to a Reeves, as she was a widow on the census? Hope this helps Delia

Good Morning Delia, I got very excited when I read your posting for Anne and how you found so many of her people on a cd of Wiltshire Baptisms. You mention that it was for 16 parishes South of Swindon. I'm not to sure about the parish set ups but my Wiltshire connections are from Trowbridge. Would this be within your look up capabilities? I am looking for the VENNELL's. Parents, William VENNELL and Eliza (Purnell) VENNELL 1861 census has listed (this info was sent to me so I do not have all the ages or dates.) William VENNELL age 46 Wool Dyer b. Trowbridge Wiltshire Eliza VENNELL age 49 3 daughters (name Rhoda VENNELL b. 1839 Leah VENNELL b. 1842 Ruth VENNELL b. 1846 Son............. John H. VENNELL b. 1854 (my g-grandfather) The address for them in 1861 was Mortimore Street. Would anyone know if this was an in town address, working class neighborhood or country? I also know that they had a brother William VENNELL b. 1837 John H. VENNELL was in the ROYAL NAVY in 1881. I am thirsty for any and all information that can be shared on my English connection. My g-grandfather died in America from a fall in 1904. I have found his death certificate and his grave. Some USA census but little else. My father was his name sake, John H. VENNELL and I was my fathers name sake, Judy Henrietta VENNELL. (No sons, so I got the name. Oh Well!) Both John Henry's died in their 40's so no tales were told to help be build my story. One of the sisters, Leah married James HEWETT in 1867. Any HEWETT'S out there who want to connect with the VENNELL side? On the 1881 census I found the father William VENNELL living with Leah and family. I don't know what happen to Eliza VENNELL. Thank you in advance for ANY help, Judy -----Original Message----- From: eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-wiltshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of delia.cuss@ntlworld.com Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:07 PM To: ENG-WILTSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-WILTSHIRE] Reeves Family in Wiltshire ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WILTSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message